Dr. Bess Hieronymus was designated Professor Emeritus at UTSA in 2006, the first in the Department of Music. One of the first faculty members at UTSA, she has been its only organ professor, and she was also the first woman
appointed full professor. Dr. Hieronymus supervised
the installation of the exceptional 1982 Casavant organ in the UTSA
Recital Hall. In January 2004, UTSA President Ricardo Romo approved
that the organ be named the Bess Hieronymus Pipe Organ at UTSA.